Perspectives
Advocacy, Part 1: The WHO Code at 40
This essay on the WHO Code is the first installment in a series on breastfeeding advocacy. Breastfeeding support takes many forms: clinical, community, peer to peer, education, and advocacy. Here, we...
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Adjusted Age, Adjusted Life: Prematurity Awareness Over the Lifespan
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. While there is much overlap, prematurity and NICU are not synonymous. Some NICU babies are full term with birth-related or...
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Breast Cancer and Breastfeeding: Raising Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer and breastfeeding are integrally related in many ways, including personal support of those facing pregnancy, breastfeeding, and...
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Helping Bereaved Parents Grow Around Their Grief
In October, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we honor and support those whose babies have died before or shortly after birth. Miscarriage, stillbirth, and...
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Board Member Tali Flomenhoft: Reducing Health Disparities for All
In this profile, we meet Tali Flomenhoft, whose Mexican/Israeli background and commitment to reducing health disparities inform her work on our board of directors and...
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A College Education About Milk Banks
At the end of August, we welcomed a new class of college public health students for volunteer work via Boston University’s First-Year Student Outreach Project...
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